Free IT training with Huawei in collaboration with the FG.

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This program is designed  for University and Polytechnic graduates in Electrical, Electronics, Computer Science, ICT, Civil & Mech Engineering, Physics, Maths and related fields. Age is btw 18-30yrs. 

VENUE:  Huawei Training Centers in Abuja & Lagos.

FEE: The training is FREE but successful applicants are to provide for their living and transport expenses.

APPLICATION PROCESS: 

1. Application is FREE.
2. All applications are to be completed online.
3. Incomplete applications will be automatically rejected
4. Applications made after the deadline will be rejected
5. Ensure all relevant documents are uploaded ( CV, Certificates, Passport Photograph, Local Government Area Certificate)
6. Once your application is submitted, you will receive an acknowledgement letter in your inbox. The letter will state what further steps you need to take in the application process.
7. The deadline for application submission is 12 midnight 15th June, 2016
8. Each applicant will receive a unique token number which serves as your application number for future reference. Please keep safely.

TRAINING COURSES:

ICT FUNDAMENTALS

Course Description:

• This is designed to give the required general background knowledge for the various information and communication technologies.
• A step-by-step approach into IP Technology, Introduction to Telecommunication Networks [ 2G,3G and 4G] and Telecoms product lines.
• It also covers introduction to transmission/transport technologies, introduction to servers, storage solutions, virtualization and cloud computing concepts.

Academic/Degree Requirements:

Minimum of Bsc,BEng, BTech or HND in Computer Science, Electrical, Electronics, ICT Sciences.

Target ICT Market Segment:

ICT departments of E-government | Telecom | Information Technology | Engineering | Oil &Gas | Banking | Manufacturing

TELECOMS POWER SYSTEM TRAINING

Course Description:

• This program is designed to introduce the fundamentals of power systems as applied to Telecoms Infrastructure. It covers;
• Introduction to Telecoms Energy Systems
• Components of Telecoms Energy Systems
• Commissioning and Routine Maintenance of Telecoms Energy Systems.

Academic/Degree Requirements:

Minimum of Bsc, BEng or HND in Physics, Electrical Engineering & Mechanical Engineering.

Target ICT Market Segment:

Telecommunication Companies | Power Companies & Subcontractors | Self-Employment in Power Solutions & Repairs

HCDA(HCNA) FUNDAMENTALS

Course Description:

• ICT Network Fundamentals
• Basic Connection methods of popular networks.
• Basic network construction
• Troubleshooting of common network faults
• Installation and commissioning of Huawei routing and switching devices
• With HCDA/HCNA certification, you demonstrate a basic understanding of small and medium sized networks, including general network technologies, and the ability to assist the design of small and medium-sizwd networks and implement the designs using Huawei routing and switching devices.
• With engineers who are HCDA/HCNA certified, enterprises are able to construct simple networks and integrate voice, wireless, cloud, security and storage technologies into their networks in order to support a variety of applications.

Academic/Degree Requirements:

Minimum of Bsc, BEng, BTech or HND in Computer Science, Electrical, Electronics, ICT Sciences.

Target ICT Market Segment:

ICT departments of E-government | Telecom | Information Technology | Engineering | Oil &Gas | Banking | Manufacturing

BTS AND MICROWAVE INSTALLATION TRAINING

Course Description:

• This program is designed to introduce the Base Station Subsystem (BSS) and Microwave Transmission Technologies used in Telecoms Networks. It covers;
• Wireless BTS/NodeB/eNodeB Product Description
• Hardware Installation and Commissioning
• Microwave Radio Installation and commissioning.

Academic/Degree Requirements:

Minimum of OND in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Target ICT Market Segment:

Telecommunication Companies & Subcontractors

Please visit www.ictforchange.gov.ng 

DEADLINE: The application closes 15th June, 2016  by 12midnight

Source: Ict for change 

Marketing/Communications Manager is currently sought by our client

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MARKETING/COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER is currently sought by our client

                                                                     Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the development and implementation of well thought out communication strategy for our client's major activities
• Developing  and the driving the annual marketing plan of the organization
• Maintain the customer relationship management CRM database
• External relations with third parties
• Public and media relations
• Sourcing of corporate gifts and suppliers for brochures, posters and flyers

SKILLS/QUALIFICATION:

• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Great interpersonal skills
• Previous experience  in Marketing
• B.Sc./HND in Marketing or other related course
• Personal quality of integrity, credibility and commitment

 Please send cvs of qualified candidates to info@deecla.com.ng

Do you know anyone seeking a career in makeup/skincare?

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Do you know anyone seeking a career in makeup/skincare? There is an opportunity to get trained in the following with a global and renowned brand:

Bridal Makeover (traditional and white wedding)
Highlighting and contouring techniques
Step by Step makeup applications
Skin grooming
Facial therapy 
Body compact procedure
Gele tying
And lots more

Training will be June 6-11  

Investments will be required 

CVs should be forwarded to info@deecla.com.ng

Our client in the Oil and Gas distribution industry currently seeks a Marketing Representative for its growing operations

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Our client in the oil and gas distribution industry currently seeks a Marketing Representative

Qualification:

• BSc/HND Marketing or Business Related course

• Minimum of two years in Marketing

• Adequate Social Media capability (A Must)

• A savvy computer/software user (A Must)

• Ability to speak multiple languages (A plus)

• Strong background and track record.

• Understanding of the Energy/oil & gas Sector (a plus)

• Willingness and ability to travel

• Personal quality of integrity, credibility and commitment

Summary:

Marketing representatives will be responsible for overseeing marketing initiatives within the organization. Works to develop areas such as sales management, product development, distribution channel management, marketing communication within/outside the organization, including advertising and promotion, pricing and market research.

Responsibility:

• Facilitate growth, sales and marketing strategy

• Manage all social media platform

• Gather daily market intelligence

• Increase revenue generation

• Reduce Cost

• Perform risk mitigation

• Develop program with quantifiable objective to measure result.

• Implement and manage marketing budget

• Leverage data analytics to drive insight

• Modify or direct business intelligence strategy

• Support team members on meeting sales target

• Develop and measure key metrics around the business, including customer acquisition, conversion rate, engagement rates, satisfaction and retention rate

• Develop segmentation, competitive analysis, prospecting, lead generation, product and market development, pricing, promotion, planning, revenue retention and growth.

Salary:

Salary N80,000+ Bonus (N50,000.00) + Salary Prime

If your CV meets this job description, please send it to info@deecla.com.ng

Accountant with Software usage experience is needed

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Our client in the health and wellness industry currently seeks an Accountant for its growing operations

DESCRIPTION:

Location-Lagos

Experience: 4 years and above in an Financial accounting/analysis or core accounting role.

Qualification: B.Sc. In Accounting or relevant experience 

                                                                                 


DESCRIPTION:

• Account reconciliation and analysis:
• Journal Entries including maintenance of recurring journal entries and allocations
• Coordinate the monthly book close
• Preparation of operational data/analyses
• Plan, coordinate and execute annual financial audit
• Assist in the compilation of information for the Company’s annual tax returns
• Develop and implement policies and procedures with emphasis on internal controls

Requirements:

• ICAN Certified preferred
• Minimum B.Sc. in Accounting or relevant accounting experience
• Have a flare for numbers, work well with people, aggressively anticipate impacts of workload/issues to team deadlines and have a very positive work ethic
• experience in income statement analysis a plus
• Advanced Excel skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Strong organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Prior experience with Sage 50 or comparable software use
• Self-motivated to learn new concepts and participate in new projects
• should be able to work on some weekends

Salary: 110k -150k

If your CV meets this job description, please send it to info@deecla.com.ng

Our client in the Health and Wellness Industry currently seeks a Sales Representative for its growing operations

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Our client in the health and wellness industry currently seeks a Sales Representative for its growing operations

Description:

Location-Lagos

Experience: 4 years and above at Supervisory Position

Qualification: B.Sc. in relevant discipline, preferably Engineering

IT Skills: MS Excel/Word/Powerpoint/Google application                                                                                    

Job Description: 

• Managing relationships with customers and consultants
• Develop marketing and sales strategy for reaching customers 
• Driving agent daily sales target
• Liaising with the operations team on all customer and consultant operational issues 
• Preparation of daily sales report
• Preparation of Target vs Achievement reports- Daily/Weekly/Monthly
• Perform other duties as assigned 
• Should be able to work on some weekends

Salary: 110k -150k

If your CV meets this job description, please send it to info@deecla.com.ng

Free eye care and distribution of glasses on March 28th, 2016

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Covenant Christian Centre presents Lagos sees "FREE eye care & distribution of FREE glasses" • 28 March • Rowe park, Alagomeji • 8am

Source: Convenant Christian Center

Free Computer Training at Ipaja Road

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Free Computer Training brought to you by HydraEdge Foundation for students, widows, and the less privileged.

Venue: 247 Ipaja Road, Abekoko Bus Stop Agege (Not too far from Orile Agege Secretariat and NYSC camp)

Dates: March 7-11, 4-6pm.

Please email info@spidnetworking.com or call 08057204250 if you are interested in attending.

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU HAVE A TYRE BLOWOUT: DEMISE OF NIGERIA'S MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR, JAMES OCHOLI, HIS WIFE AND FIRST SON

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Sad story regarding the demise of the Nigeria's Minister of State for Labor, James Ocholi, who lost his life. A tire blowout caused him his life, his wife's and first son's. But how can a blowout be prevented? Comments are welcome!

May God comfort the entire family.

Saw this info thought to share just might save a soul.

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WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU HAVE A TYRE BLOWOUT

In the event of the unfortunate death of Nigeria's minister of state for labour due to an accident occasioned by a tyre blowout and the fact that in Nigeria now-a-days, we have many untrained drivers, it has become pertinent for me to write this.

There are 6 simple steps to take within a maximum of 2 minutes and you will be safe, these by the grace of God I have been familiar with for decades. 

They are as follow:

(1) DON'T PANIC in the event of a blowout, calm yourself down fast because your car will start misbehaving and you need to take charge.

(2) Hold FIRMLY to your steering wheel with both hand, NO VIGOROUS TURNING, as you concentrate on the road and your mirrors, in seconds study the movement pattern of the car. Your car will naturally swerve to the direction of the burst tyre.

(3) Gradually take off your foot from the accelerator, DON'T EVER ATTEMPT TO PRESS THE BRAKES, IF YOU DO, YOU HAVE A 95% CHANCE OF A SOMERSAULT. The car will decelerate gradually while you concentrate on the road to avoid collision with any other road user.

(4) Disengage the gears of the car by shifting to neutral (N) as you still maintain a firm grip on the sheering wheel and put your eyes on the road.

(5) After a while depending on your initial speed, your car come to a speed less than 60km/h when it is now safe to GRADUALLY apply the brakes and navigate to the side walk

(6) Ultimately, it is now safe to put the car to a complete stop and turn off the engine. You have just saved yourself and passengers from untimely death.

NOTE:

Of course, everyone in the car will be in a panic mode BUT this is NOT THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THEM, it is TIME TO CONCENTRATE.

Please, don't just read share on your page and copy to other platforms, you may just be about to save a life. I pray the Lord continues to keep us safe as we drive on Nigeria's typically bad roads.

How the Power Mom Disrupted the $121 Billion Skin Care Industry From Her Kitchen

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Funlayo Alabi CEO of Shea Radiance needed a natural, effective solution for her son's eczema, so she turned to a tried-and-true West African remedy, shea butter. Seven years later, she is running a skin care company that is poised to top $300 million by 2020.

As a child growing up in West Africa, Funlayo Alabi remembers being chased down and smothered in shea butter by her helicopter mother.  Shea was the remedy for everything from dry skin to chest colds.  Think of it as the Nigerian version of Windex from My Big Fat Greek Wedding. "Mothers love it, kids hate it," quipped Alabi.

So, naturally it was pretty surprising 25 years later when she realized that it was just the thing that she needed for her youngest son. "He was suffering from very severe eczema. We had him on steroids. I thought to myself, 'This boy is going to live on steroids if I don't find a more natural alternative.'" Alabi acquiesced and phoned her mother to bring shea butter on her next visit to the States.

Soon Alabi and her entire family noticed that their skin looked and felt better than ever. Not only did it help manage the symptoms of her son's eczema, but their skin was less prone to dryness and had a beautiful, warm glow. It was 2008 and Funlayo realized that she had an amazing product on her hands that was largely untapped by the global markets.  "I have always had a business mind and knew that we could develop high-quality shea butter products and sell them."

She got right to work mixing the shea butter lotions and shampoos in her own kitchen. Often, Funlayo would experiment and get creative with the ingredients sometimes including lavender to soothe breakouts or Baobab oil to stimulate collagen. This was the beginning of her company Shea Radiance, the bootstrapped cosmetic company based out of Ellicott City, Maryland. In those early days, Alabi would give samples to friends and family. After rave reviews, she began to sell in pop-up shops at her office and eventually, at farmers markets. "I was running out of inventory so fast and we knew that we really needed a steady supply chain to keep growing."

After months of research, she planned a trip to visit some shea communities in northern Nigeria and dig in deep to understand the harvesting and production process: from fruit to nut to butter. While the point of the trip was to establish a good supply chain with excellent quality shea butter, Funlayo noticed something else. "We found women. We came to realize that every product that had shea butter in it involved one woman, often with a baby strapped to her back, walking through the fields and collecting each fruit on the ground one by one."

Funlayo and her husband observed these women over several weeks and were astonished by how hard they worked. "But what was really amazing was the fact that multinational companies were buying huge quantities of shea, but the women were still poor. The money just wasn't making it into their hands." It was in the summer heat of that small Nigerian village that she and her husband decided, "If we can do a good job marketing and selling our shea butter products, we can have an impact on communities - even if it is just one or two. We can buy from these women. We can support their economies and we can give these women the economic access that they need to support their families." That moment was a defining one for their company. To empower women through good business relationships and economic independence became the heart, the very DNA of Shea Radiance.

With some help from the Niger state and German NGO, GIZ, Shea Radiance organized these independent women operators into cooperatives. They established more refined production practices to guarantee quality and extend shelf life of their shea butter from a couple of months to two years. During 2010, they were able to produce 22,000 lbs of raw shea butter that then was shipped to the US. After that, Shea Radiance went into 5th gear to brand, market and sell all across the country.

Today, Shea Radiance has over 20 different hair and skin products that are distributed through their partner, Select Nutrition that services over 7,000 stores throughout the U.S. In addition to the brick and mortar sales, they are ramping up ecommerce and international channels, especially in Europe and the Gulf states that are desperate for their products. Based on current growth, sales for Shea Radiance products will gross over $300 million by 2020.

By then, Funlayo admits, "I probably won't be the CEO at that point, but I would like to be freed up to do more work with women in agricultural societies in West Africa. I really do believe that a jar a cream is not just a jar of cream. It can change the world. When women are economically empowered, it affects the family. And once you can affect the quality of life of a family, you can effect the community."

Source: Inc.com March 3,2016

Asoreba; the wonder startup that has been adjudged best in Africa ( The Seedstars African Startup of the Year, 2015.)

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A combination a mobile and Web App, Asoriba seeks to solve all the administration  needs of an average church on one platform- from collection, storage and analysis of the data of church members, keeping track of church revenue as well as facilitating members' tithing, offertory and pledge payments.

Starting a business can be a very difficult endeavour, especially tech startups in Ghana.

This is due to their inability to streamline solutions to the challenges of their target customers.

So often,  you find techpreneurs( tech ENTREPRENEURS)  building fanciful apps that appear to do so many mind- boggling enhancements,  but do not bring the exact convenience that the average Ghanaian needs. Something attributable to  a failure on the part of these techpreneurs to localize their technological solutions to the needs of the average Ghanaian.

This is why what Asoriba has been able to do perfectly, which is why they earn a slot in this Edition of Meet The Boss.

The Story of Asorba

Asoriba is a management tool for church administration.  A combination of  a mobile and Web App, Asoriba seeks to solve all the administration  needs of an average church on one platform. Ranging from collection, storage and analysis of the data of church members, keeping track of church revenue as well as facilitating members' tithing, offertory and pledge payments. They can do all that through embedded electronic payment platforms on Asoriba.

The days when your church administrator is unable to tell whether you attended  Sunday  church service or not is over. Asoriba gives him an easy, real- time analysis of church attendance patterns. He or she is also able to tell the margins of decrease or increase in church population just by the click of a button.

Solution meets problem

Again what makes Asoriba standout,  is how well they have specifically tailored their tech innovation to the basic problems and needs of churches.

The team  attributes such valuable achievement to their strong  religious background. It so happens that three of the five co- founders of Asoriba were born to parents who are pastors  and church leaders.

Nana Opoku W. O. Agyeman-Prempeh, Chief Executive Officer of Asoriba reveals what they did to achieve such value:

" For the four of us who started the company, church has been a part of the life. Myself, Saviour and Patrick have been in church leadership almost all our lives, and our fathers are pastors. And when we started off, we built around pastors. For example,  from conception to the time we went we had wonderful pastors like Pastor Eddy Addy who is the pastor of Light House, Airport Branch.  With that you are able to build solutions that meet real problems".

For Chief Product Officer for Asoriba Web, Saviour Kwaku Dzage  other web solutions on the market do not present the holistic solution that Asoriba provides. And this, he  says is testament to Asoriba's commitment to a tight feedback system. " We practically built the app for our customers. And they were in the process every step of the way."

Has Asoriba been Successful?

Asoriba's quick meteoric rise to fame is strongly tied to the reception they have received from customers.

" We have been out  selling a lot, and I tell you this... the reaction we get most of the time after demonstrating the product to churches and church members is WOW!!!" , Obed Asamoah Boateng (VP - Sales & Marketing) says.

" It has really made my JOB as a sales and marketing  much easier, because the product really sells itself" he adds

Asoriba at Seedstars Africa Competition

 

Asoriba wins 3 awards out of 3 competitions

For many, Asoriba was, by far, the Ghanaian startup of the year 2015. Their real test would come when they entered the Seedstars Ghana competition in October 2015, which was held in Casablanca, Morocco. This was  barely a few months after the product had  hit the market in June.

" Seedstars is actually a competition that goes round African countries selecting the best Startups. So it was previlege for us to win in 2015. But it says a lot about the amount of hardwork that was put in, but of course it was by the Grace of God.  This was at a time when we had just finished building a product, an MVP, and then gone to the market only to be adjudged best startup in Ghana."

Asoriba adjudged winner of Seedstars Africa

  

As their prize, they won $150,000 in cloud services.

Asoriba would go on to be adjudged Best Startup in Africa 2015,  and that was  before they had won the Innovate Africa Challenge, a business pitching competition for startups in Africa, from which they won a cool GHC10,000.

For them the sky is  a stepping stone. And if only other tech companies can emulate Asoriba's example of building apps according to local nuances and to the needs of the customers, success will be almost a surety.

Click the link below to see the video:
Meet the boss- Asoreba

Source: PulseGhana 17/02/2016

Nigerian girls build robots to tackle waste

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The Odyssey Educational Foundation is a Nigerian NGO that works with children in 15 state schools in Abuja to offer a rich learning experience in robotics, computer programming and the four STEM subjects: science, technology, engineering and maths. The foundation aims to encourage more children, especially girls, to think about pursuing science and technology careers.

The organisation was set up by Esther Uzochukwu-Denis in 2013, after she travelled to India to complete an MSc. Set on pursuing a career in the telecommunications industry, she changed her mind when she discovered that school clubs in India taught children programming and provided extra STEM tuition. Inspired by the experience, she returned home determined to offer the same service to Nigerian children.

These photos were taken at the Government Girls Secondary School Dutse and the Junior Secondary School Area 11.

On 30 January, Nigeria hosted the First Lego League challenge, facilitated by the foundation. In this international competition, students program Lego mini robots to achieve a specific task. This year more than 233,000 competitors from 81 countries took up the challenge titled Trash Trek. It involved programming the robots to pick up and drop off pieces of garbage on a playing area, as well as demonstrating research projects related to the topic of waste.

The two schools presented projects involving recycling, waste disposal and solar energy for domestic use.

Source:  Scidev.net 11/02/2016